Remember when everyone was clamoring to be the new Martha? Instead of just one uber-maven of the domestic and decorative…
Green Hero: Sandra Steingraber
Last month, concerns about hormone-disrupting plastics leaching into food and posing very real risks, especially to chil…
Will You Need the Get Out of Refashionista Jail Free Card?
Feeling creative, ambitious and disciplined? Take the Wardrobe Refashion pledge for a minimum of two months. Wardrobe Re…
5 Easy Steps to Artisan Style for Your Home
It seems the whole world is trading in industrial, factory-made conformity for artisan style. “Many of the pieces …
Enter With Serenity
There’s something inviting and a little mysterious about curtains in entryways instead of doors. The Japanese, mas…
The Artisan's Garden: Green Building for Birds
Gardens are magical places, especially in spring. Plants shoot through the ground, flowers bloom, and birds add music an…
Coming Soon to the USA: hessnatur Organic Fashion
My American friends living in Germany always comment on how noticeably green the country is; there’s recycling eve…
A Splash of Fire & Light
There are so many ways that beauty comes from waste, in a natural cycle that we’ve often lost touch with. Compost,…